Clotilde Quintanilla Reyes is the 70 year-old mother of one son and grandmother to four grandchildren. She has worked as a cook in a local hospital for many years. Clotilde suffers from arthritis, felt most severely in her right knee and it has been more and more difficult to complete her daily tasks in the kitchen. She worked up until the day before our patient screening and is anxious to get back, worrying about job security. Without her job at the hospital, Clotilde is worried how she could continue to support herself.
Clotilde was our first patient during this trip to CIMEQ. Her recovery time was remarkably short. When our physical therapists came to have her walk the first time, Clotilde walked down the entire hall and back! With her roommates and sister cheering her on, she went for another spin and said she was ready to race.
Clotilde is ready to get back to her job at the hospital and is planning on returning in about 6 weeks. She was able to call and share the good news with her son and his wife who live in Canada and told them she would be walking on her own the next time they saw each other.